Many faces make an appearance in the billionaire list every year. But it is surprising to see that the list also comprises young talents and these young billionaires are under 40 years old. Some in the list have inherited the wealth and status from their ancestors but some have achieved the same because of their hard work and dedication. Truly an achievement!
Here is the list of 10 billionaires in the world who found wealth at a very young age, reports Forbes.
1. Dustin Moskovitz
Age: 28
Dustin Moskovitz is the youngest among others in this list of billionaires. He is an American internet entrepreneur and a co-founder of the social networking giant Facebook, along with Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin. In 2008, he decided to leave Facebook and then co-founded Asana along with Justin Rosenstein. Forbes, in 2011, declared Dustin Moskovitz as one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the world and he was ranked based on his 7.6 percent share in his former company. His total net worth is around $3.8 billion.
Age: 30
Age: 29
Albert von Thurn und Taxis is the first billionaire who inherited billions at the young age of 18. He is the 12th prince of Thurn und Taxis and a German aristocrat too. After his father’s death in 1990, several times he has been listed in the world’s youngest billionaires list and surprisingly he was just eight year old at that time. Apart from his father, his mother was also a popular media figure. Currently this eligible bachelor has a net-worth of $1.5 billion. Being a racing car driver, Albert regularly goes for tour with a German auto-racing league
Age: 30
After Albert von Thurn und Taxis, it is Scott Duncan who inherited wealth and status after the death of his father Dan Duncan, who was the former richest man in Houston. Dan Duncan was an energy pipeline entrepreneur and the co-founder for the company called Enterprise Products Partners. Scott Duncan’s total net worth is around $5.1 billion and when the share price of Enterprise products rose he added another $1 billion to his fortune.
Age: 28
Mark Zuckerberg is second in this list of the youngest billionaires. An internet entrepreneur and an American computer programmer, Zuckerberg has achieved a lot of fame for his invention of Face mash which is now popularly known as Facebook. When compared to other co-founders he is one best known co-founders of Facebook and currently he is the chairman and chief executive of Facebook. He has a total net worth of $15 billion and in 2010 he was named among the wealthiest and most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.
Here is the list of 10 billionaires in the world who found wealth at a very young age, reports Forbes.
1. Dustin Moskovitz
Age: 28
Dustin Moskovitz is the youngest among others in this list of billionaires. He is an American internet entrepreneur and a co-founder of the social networking giant Facebook, along with Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin. In 2008, he decided to leave Facebook and then co-founded Asana along with Justin Rosenstein. Forbes, in 2011, declared Dustin Moskovitz as one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the world and he was ranked based on his 7.6 percent share in his former company. His total net worth is around $3.8 billion.
2. Eduardo Saverin
Age: 30
Eduardo Luiz Saverin, a Brazilian internet entrepreneur and investor, was born in Sao Paulo to an affluent Jewish Brizallian Family. Saverin is one among the popular co-founder of Facebook. Currently he owns almost less than 5 percent shares of Facebook and his total net wealth is $2.2 million. He has also invested in some of the early-stage start-ups like Jumio and Qwiki.
3. Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Age: 29
Albert von Thurn und Taxis is the first billionaire who inherited billions at the young age of 18. He is the 12th prince of Thurn und Taxis and a German aristocrat too. After his father’s death in 1990, several times he has been listed in the world’s youngest billionaires list and surprisingly he was just eight year old at that time. Apart from his father, his mother was also a popular media figure. Currently this eligible bachelor has a net-worth of $1.5 billion. Being a racing car driver, Albert regularly goes for tour with a German auto-racing league
4. Scott Duncan
Age: 30
After Albert von Thurn und Taxis, it is Scott Duncan who inherited wealth and status after the death of his father Dan Duncan, who was the former richest man in Houston. Dan Duncan was an energy pipeline entrepreneur and the co-founder for the company called Enterprise Products Partners. Scott Duncan’s total net worth is around $5.1 billion and when the share price of Enterprise products rose he added another $1 billion to his fortune.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
Age: 28
Mark Zuckerberg is second in this list of the youngest billionaires. An internet entrepreneur and an American computer programmer, Zuckerberg has achieved a lot of fame for his invention of Face mash which is now popularly known as Facebook. When compared to other co-founders he is one best known co-founders of Facebook and currently he is the chairman and chief executive of Facebook. He has a total net worth of $15 billion and in 2010 he was named among the wealthiest and most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.
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